Wednesday · June 21, 2023 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword June 21, 2023 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the June 21, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
8Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

June 21, 2023 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Swiss skiing spot Show answer 3
#2 Midsection muscles used in Russian twists for short Show answer 3
#3 Frying ___ kitchen utensil Show answer 3
#4 That's my ___! (That's my signal!) Show answer 3
#5 Singer Reed or Rawls Show answer 3
#6 ___-liner (short joke) Show answer 3
#7 Organ you can lend Show answer 3
#8 Quaint country lodging Show answer 3
#9 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's ___ (2007 film) Show answer 3
#10 Season with a solstice on the 21st of June also the connecting factor between 24a 38a 49a 6d and 47d Show answer 6
#11 Garden-guarding dwarf Show answer 5
#12 ...cone ___ cup? (ice cream eater's options): 2 wds. Show answer 3
#13 Olive ___ with a spinach-eating sailor beau Show answer 3
#14 Laguna ___: The Real Orange County reality TV series that focused on the lives of high school students Show answer 5
#15 Like a room with a fused bulb Show answer 4
#16 Johnny English or Austin Powers e.g. Show answer 3
#17 Plants-to-be Show answer 5
#18 Color chart choice Show answer 3
#19 ___ code (part of a telephone number) Show answer 4
#20 ___ with Sharks TV series starring Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger that was inspired by the eponymous 1994 film Show answer 8
#21 English supermodel Kate ___ Show answer 4
#22 Kentucky bluegrass Show answer 3
#23 Suffix meaning sort of Show answer 3
#24 Prayer said before a meal Show answer 5
#25 Jersey Shore Family ___ reality TV series that was a revival and sequel of the original Jersey Shore series Show answer 8
#26 Chowder shellfish Show answer 4
#27 Kyle's brother on South Park Show answer 3
#28 Truckin' ___ song dedicated to Garfield's canine pal Show answer 4
#29 ___ cable (PC-TV connector): Abbr. Show answer 4
#30 Chairman ___ Zedong famed Chinese leader Show answer 3
#31 Animal skin say Show answer 4
#32 ___ Pupil (1998 Ian McKellen thriller) Show answer 3
#33 Playing cards with A's on them Show answer 4
#34 Party where you may dance the Hula Show answer 4
#35 Curly long-lasting salon offering Show answer 4
#36 Boxer Muhammad who floated like a butterfly Show answer 3
#37 Drum in a drum circle perhaps Show answer 5
#38 It's Always ___ in Philadelphia sitcom starring Charlie Day and Danny DeVito about a group of friends called The Gang Show answer 5
#39 The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost e.g. Show answer 4
#40 ___ Frank The Diary of a Young Girl author Show answer 4
#41 ___ Nickerson Nancy Drew's boyfriend Show answer 3
#42 Eeny meeny miny ___ Show answer 3
#43 Roaring Twenties and Swinging Sixties e.g. Show answer 4
#44 Timed track contests Show answer 5
#45 Advanced in years Show answer 3
#46 Adieus or farewells Show answer 4
#47 Chop with an axe say Show answer 3
#48 Tuna on a Hawaiian menu perhaps Show answer 3
#49 You could give him a ___ for his money! Show answer 3
#50 It's tapped at a frat party Show answer 3
#51 ___ Rockwell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri actor Show answer 3
#52 Con's opposite during a debate Show answer 3
#53 Chips' companion at a cocktail party Show answer 3
#54 Urban air problem Show answer 4
#55 Gobi desert's continent Show answer 4
#56 Women's History Month Show answer 5
#57 Cry from one being tickled maybe Show answer 4
#58 Keep out of sight Show answer 4
#59 Actor Alan ___ of The West Wing Show answer 4
#60 ___ Lazlo animated series about an anthropomorphic spider monkey voiced by Carlos Alazraqui Show answer 4
#61 Give off as light Show answer 4
#62 ___ and vigor (energy) Show answer 3
#63 Alias-preceding letters Show answer 3
#64 Company head: Abbr. Show answer 3
#65 Onion ring-frying liquid Show answer 3
#66 Cook's hairpiece Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the June 21, 2023 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 21, 2023, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SWIMMING at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.

Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for June 21, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

June 21, 2023 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for June 21, 2023?
The June 21, 2023 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is SWIMMING at 8 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for June 21, 2023 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including June 20, 2023 and June 22, 2023.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the June 21, 2023 Crossword

01

The theme is a clue in itself

Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

Short fills are where the crossings come from

Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for June 21, 2023 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the June 21, 2023 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 8, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
8longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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